Zernikow (Northwestuckermark)

Zernikow Northwestuckermark municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 23 ′ 39 " N , 13 ° 44 ′ 42" E
Height :	59 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	September 30, 1928
Incorporated into:	Holzendorf
Postal code :	17291
Area code :	039853
	Manor house and lake

Zernikow is part of the municipality of Holzendorf in the municipality of Nordwestuckermark .

geography

Zernikow is a part of the municipality of Holzendorf in the northwest of the municipality of Nordwestuckermark . The village is 16 km northeast of Prenzlau and is about 70 km from Stettin (Polish: Szczecin) and 130 km from Berlin . The place is on the federal highway 198 .

The hilly and lake-rich landscape of the Uckermark was shaped by the last ice age. The surroundings of the village with the good soils are mainly used for agriculture.

history

Zernikow (Slavic for "black heaps") was built around 1150. The first documentary mention of the village comes from 1321. The oldest remaining building is the stone church from the second half of the 13th century.

The Zernikow manor was owned by the following families from 1321 to 1949:

1321–1618 von Holtzendorff family

1618–1721 von Eickstedt family

1730–1830 von Sydow family

1830–1872 von Winterfeld family

1872–1949 von Wedel family

On September 30, 1928, the Zernikow manor was dissolved and the place was incorporated into Holzendorf. In 1949 the last owners were expropriated without compensation as part of the land reform . The land was given to landless farmers, farm workers, resettlers from Silesia, small tenants and the community. In the 1950s, 56 new settlers were created; from 1952 to 1990 Zernikow was an LPG location .

From 1992 the manor was leased and a farm started its work. The old manor and the granary are under monument protection. Since November 1st 2001 Zernikow belongs to the municipality of Nordwestuckermark . In the 1990s and 2000s, a forest area near Zernikow became known as the swastika forest .